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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Atlantic Puffin	Scripps's Murrelet
学名	Fratercula arctica	Synthliboramphus scrippsi
目	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
科	Alcidae	Alcidae
保全状況	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
体長	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	—
翼開長	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)
体重	380.0 g (13.40 oz)	175.5 g (6.19 oz)
食性	Small fish, especially sand eels, herring, and capelin. Dives underwater using wings for propulsion, catching …	--
一腹卵数	1	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Atlantic Puffin 30.0 cm

Scripps's Murrelet —

翼開長

Atlantic Puffin 56.0 cm

Scripps's Murrelet 24.0 cm

体重

Atlantic Puffin 380.0 g

Scripps's Murrelet 175.5 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🏖️ Coastal

Atlantic Puffin only

None

Scripps's Murrelet only

None

Atlantic Puffin

Breeds on grassy cliff tops and offshore islands. Spends winter entirely at sea in the North Atlantic.

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Song & Call Comparison

Atlantic Puffin

さえずり

At burrow gives a low, moaning 'arr-arr-arr' growl. Silent at sea. At breeding colonies produces a series of grunting croaks. Chicks give soft peeping calls.

Scripps's Murrelet

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Geographic Range & Migration

Atlantic Puffin

North Atlantic from eastern Canada and northeastern United States to Iceland, Norway, and northwest Russia.

Scripps's Murrelet

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Vulnerable

Scripps's Murrelet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Atlantic Puffin

羽毛

Black upperparts and white underparts with a distinctive white face. In breeding season, the face brightens and colourful bill plates develop. Winter plumage is duller with a darker face.

くちばし

Large, laterally compressed, triangular bill — bright orange, blue, and yellow in breeding season

Scripps's Murrelet

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About These Birds

Atlantic Puffin

「海のピエロ」とも呼ばれるニシツノメドリは、北海の崖に穴を掘って営巣する魅力的な海鳥。口蓋に後ろ向きの棘があるため、一度に12匹もの魚を横向きにくわえて運ぶことができる。気候変動と乱獲による餌不足が脅威となり、個体数が減少している。

Scripps's Murrelet

Scripps's Murrelet, 22–24 cm, breeds in crevices on Channel Islands off southern California. White underparts contrasting with dark grey upperparts; white split extends up flanks. Nocturnal at colonies. Chicks lead-march to sea within 2 days of hatching. Piscivore; threatened by light pollution and introduced predators.

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